With Dry January well and truly over, the Church of England has taken the opportunity to proclaim that alcohol-free wine can’t be used for holy communion.
The Church’s governing body slapped down proposals for non-alcoholic wine and also gluten-free bread to be allowed during the ritual.
Instead, an Anglican leader insisted communion bread had to come from wheat flour and wine from the fermented juice of grapes.
Odd. Given miraculous nature of transubstantiation they could use any liquid for communion, surely? Like, water, or petrol, or tippex.
The Church of England doesn’t teach transubstantiation.
Then what the fuck do they even have communion for?
I think the obvious answer is that because Jesus told Christians to.
However, the belief held by reformed Christians is that even though the physical properties of the bread and wine that is consecrated don’t change, those who eat it with faith feed on Christ and Commune with Him and receive Him spiritually through faith with thanksgiving.
Some Anglicans may also hold the Consubstantiation view - that Christ is physically present, but the bread is still also bread and wine also wine. Although this is more uncommon. The teaching of transubstantiation is explicitly banned, as well as worshipping the bread.
“I have done nothing but worship bread for three days!”
How am I expected to know which magic tricks each cult believes in?
They aren’t the ones your one believes in
I don’t have one. I’m pure and innocent.
Lighter fluid, for the discerning gentleman.
“… a far superior drink to meths. The wankers don’t drink it because they can’t afford it.”
Or any bodily fluid, or at least that’s what the priests told me.
That would be an ecumenical matter.
Feck!
It is supposed to turn into the blood of a 2000year dead man. Pretty sure mixing alcohol is a minimum safty requirement.